US soldier sentenced over Iraq rape

Court concludes US soldier accessory to rape and murder of 14-year-old girl.

22 Mar 2007 23:23 GMT

Two of the five soldiers charged in the rape and murders have been sentenced so far [AFP]

Five soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division have been charged in the rape and killing of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad. Her mother, father and six-year-old sister were also shot dead.